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No. 492,345. Patented Feb. 21,` 18931.

.zliiome UNrrnD STATES PATENT Genion.

JOHN M. BURTON, F WICHITA, KANSAS.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,345, dated February21, 1893.

Application tiled February 12, 1892. Serial No. 421.292. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. BURTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Vichita, in the county of Sedgwick, State ot' Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Cars, of which thefollowing is a speciication.

This invention relates to a stock car pro-l vlded with means for feedingand watering' horses, cattle or other live animals transported therein.

The object of the invention is to provide a hay-rack of a capacity -forstoring a large quantity of hay sufficient for the longest journey,accessible to all the animals in the car, and of a form that will notobstruct the interior ot' tithe car, and that will serve to strengthenthe frame of the car.

` Figure l of the accompanying drawings represents a plan of a portionof a car frame and this improved hay rack disposed thereon. Fig. 2represents a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a perspectiveview thereof. Fig. 4t represents a transverse section thereof. Fig. 5represents a transverse section thereof in a modified form. Fig. 6represents a perspective view of all the bars of the rack shown in Figs.1 to 4. Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of one of the brackets forsupporting the longitudinal upper bars of the hayrack. Fig. 8 representsa transverse section through one of the carlings showing a means forsupporting the upper rail of the hay-rack. Fig. 9 represents atransverse section of one of the carlings andbrackets of another form pattached thereto supporting the ends of the upper rails of the hay-rack.Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a portion of a car frame and thisimproved hay rack disposed thereon.

Similar numerals ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in thedifferent figures.

A portion of the frame of a stock car is represented in the drawings, 2Obeinga corner post, a body post, 30 a plate and 40 `fragments ofcarlings. The side posts comprising the corner posts, body posts, anddoor posts, are all recessed at their upper parts on their inner faces,forming shoulders 2l at a height about equal to two-thirds the length ofsaid posts.

The car is provided with four hay-racks, t-WO on each side of the car,each extending between the door and one end of the car. An outersheathing 22 extends from the plate 30 to or below the bottom of thehay-racks and the ordinary inner slatting 23 extends from the bottom ofthe hay-racks to the Hoor.

Each hay-rack comprises a longitudinal rail supported within therecesses of the side posts on the offsets 2l thereof, flush with theinner faces of said posts, and extending from one of the door posts toone of the corner posts; longitudinal rails supported between the carlings by means of brackets 70; curved bars 8O extend from the lowerlongitudinal rails 50 to the upper rails 60, and are disposed at properdistances apart to hold the hay .and permit the entrance of the noses ofthe animals between them. The lower rails 50 which rest on the offsets2l are fastened to the side posts by means of bolts 51 or other suitablefastening devices, the heads or nuts of said bolts resting in recessesin said rails. These rails are provided with vertical holes 52 disposedat the required distances apart to receive the vertical bars 80. Each ofthe upper rails 60 which spans the space between the carlings isprovided with alongitudinal groove 6l and with holes extending from thebottom of said groove to the lower face of the rail, said holes beingdisposed at certain distances apart corresponding with the holes 52 inthe lower rail 50. The brackets 70 which support the ends of the toprails 60 are provided on their rear faces near their upper ends, withstuds 7l and below said studs with bolt holes 76. site each other onopposite sides of acarling, the studs 7l entering sockets in saidcarling. A bolt 72 passes through the holes 76 in both the adjacentbrackets and through the intermediate carling and serves to clamp saidbrackets to the carling. 60 are disposed in the brackets and clampedtherein by horizontal bolts 74 which pass through the ends of said railsand through holes 75 in the side iianges of said brackets.

The ends of the rails Two of these brackets are placed oppo- The upperends of two of the curved bars 80 i IOO rails 60 are held on the shelvesthereof by means of vertical bolts 73 which pass through Said shelvesand through said rails. The bars 80 are substantially or approximatelyogee shaped, being curved inward in their lower portions and curvedoutward in their upper portions. Each bar is provided at its upper endwith a lateral stud 8l which rests in the longitudinal groove of theupper rail 60 and locks the bar in position.

A modified construction is shown in Fig. in which vertical curved rails90 are attached at their lower ends to the side posts by means of bolts93 and at their upperends to the carlings by bolts 92, said rails beingbulged outward in their upper portions and bentinward in their lowerportions and resting on the offsets 2l of the side posts. Longitudinalbars 95 are passed through the vertical curved rails at proper distancesapart to permit the noses of the animals to enter between them.

Another construction which is in the geueral scope of this invention isillustrated in Fig. 10 where the upper hayrack-rails 60, correspondingto the upper rail 60 of some of the other figures, is provided withtransverse grooves 6l in lieu of the longitudinal groove 6l of the rail60. In this construction ogee curved bars SO used in lieu of the curvedbars 80 in the other construction, are provided with lateral studs 8lwhich extend in line with the plane of the curve instead of at an anglethereto as in the case of the bars 8l. As shown in said Fgf l0, thegrooves 61 of the upper rail 60 are disposed on the underside of saidrail instead of on the upper side thereof and a water pipe as 100 forsupplying water to the troughs extends along the underside of saidgrooved rail. In this case the water pipe serves as a support for theupper ends of the hayraek bars, and the lateral studs thereof are bentdown and hooked over said pipe, the transverse or angular grooves insaid rails serving to lock the bars in position.

The outward bulging of the upper portion of the hay rack increases itscapacity for hay and the inward curving of the lower portion thereofavoids interference with the heads and horns of the animals. The lowerrails serve as braces for the side posts and the upper rails act asbraces between the carlings, hence the framing of the car is stiffenedand strengthened by the hay racks. A quantity of hay sufficient for thelongest journey can be stored in the racks where it is accessible to allthe stock in the car.

The parts of the hay-rack can be easily removed for repairs and it doesnot present sharp angles or projections which will tend to bruise theanimals in transit.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with the frame of a stock car,of a hay-rack, the inner side of which is of ogee form, being convex inits upper portion and concave in its lower portion, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination of a stock-car frame whereof the side posts areprovided with offsets, an upper hayrack-rail attached to the carlings, alower hayrack-rail resting on said Cif-sets flush with the inner facesof said posts, and ogee bars spanning the space lbetween said rails andforming the inner side of a hayrack which is convex in its upper portionand concave in its lower portion, substantially as set forth.

3. In a stock car, the combination with the frame thereof, of an upperrail supported by the carlings and provided with alongitudinal groove, alower rail provided with sockets and vertical curved bars supported insaid rails and provided at their upper ends with lateral studs whichrest in said groove and serve to lock the bars in position,substantially as set forth.

4. In a stock car the combination with the frame thereof of a hayrackcomprising a grooved rail, a socketed rail, and curved bars supported insaid rails and provided with lateral end studs engaging the groovedrail,sub stantially as set forth.

JOHN M. BURTON.

Vitnesses:

D. L. BURTON, E. F. BURTON.

